Fun Meeuws

Dr Fun Meeuws

Grant-Funded Researcher (A)

School of Physics, Chemistry and Earth Sciences

Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology


I'm an igneous geochemist working on the Peak Range volcanic province in Central Queensland. This project entails uncovering the REE-mineralisation potential of these enriched peaks and their general geological origin. I'm currently part of the Critical Minerals Research Group under the lead of A.Prof Carl Spandler.

During my PhD, I worked on the Meso- and Cenozoic magmatic provinces along the Australian Southern margin, more specific Tasmania, the Gippsland Basin and Bass Basin. For this project I combined seismic reflection data and geochemistry to describe and interpret the magmatic events in this region.

Prior to my PhD, I worked at the ORBiT research group, University of Ghent. There I used several near surface geophysical techniques such as electromagnetic induction and ground penetrating radar to map and inventorise soil bodies.

  • Appointments

    Date Position Institution name
    2019 - ongoing Grant-funded researcher University of Adelaide
    2012 - 2012 Researcher Royal Observatory of Belgium
    2010 - 2012 Teaching assistant/PhD Ghent University
  • Awards and Achievements

    Date Type Title Institution Name Country Amount
    2014 Scholarship Eric Rudd Memorial Scholarship University of Adelaide Australia 5000 AUD
  • Language Competencies

    Language Competency
    Chinese (Mandarin) Can read, write, speak and understand spoken
    Dutch; Flemish Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review
    English Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review
    French Can read, write, speak and understand spoken
    German Can read, speak and understand spoken
  • Education

    Date Institution name Country Title
    2013 - 2019 University of Adelaide Australia PhD Geology
    2007 - 2009 Ghent University Belgium Master
    2003 - 2007 Ghent University Belgium Bachelor
  • Research Interests

ASI - Adelaide International post-graduate scholarship

ASEG Research Grant

GSA SA Division AESC Scholarship

Eric Rudd Memorial travel grant

  • Memberships

    Date Role Membership Country
    2013 - ongoing Member ASEG Australia
    2013 - ongoing Member PESA -
  • Position: Grant-Funded Researcher (A)
  • Phone: 83132218
  • Email: fun.meeuws@adelaide.edu.au
  • Fax: 83134380
  • Campus: North Terrace
  • Building: Mawson, floor G
  • Org Unit: Earth Sciences

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